CHARLES MINGUS: THE BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY
Code: 88794305
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Performer: Charlie Mingus, double bass
Author: Charles Mingus
Number of discs: 1
Label: Analogue Productions
Media: 180g LP
Genre: Jazz
A splendid title in the Impulse/Universal Music Enterprises reissue series curated by Acoustic Sounds
At least one new release every month of the most emblematic albums of great jazz
Remastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog master tapes
180g LP pressed by Quality Record Pressings
Old-style tip-on gatefold cover by Stoughton Printing
In January 1963, bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded an album with personal and socially committed content entitled "The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady." All the songs on the program, from the opening track "Solo Dancer" to the album's closing "Group and Solo Dance," express Mingus's philosophy of life and his views on love and the world. In the legendary bassist's eyes, this album was so original and sincere that he asked his friend Dr. Pollock to introduce it. This renowned clinical psychiatrist wrote in the liner notes: "Psychiatrists seek to interpret human behavior [...] so their expertise can extend to music as well." Dr. Pollock perfectly interpreted the content of Mingus's music, highlighting his longing for love, peace, and freedom. For Charles Mingus and the musicians who accompanied him, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady was much more than just an album, but a jazz ballet performed by a small ensemble, which over time has become a milestone in jazz history.
Recorded on January 20, 1963, in New York.
Charles Mingus, bass, piano
Jay Berliner, guitar
Don Butterfield, tuba
Jaki Byard, piano
Rolf Ericson, trumpet
Dick Hafer, flute and tenor sax
Quentin Jackson, trombone
Charlie Manano, alto sax
Jerome Richardson, flute, soprano sax and baritone sax
Dannie Richmond, drums
Richard Gene Williams, trumpet
Tracklist
Track A - Solo Dancer: Stop! Look! And Listen, Sinner Jim Whiney!
Track B - Duete Solo Dancers: Heart's Beat And Shades In Physical Embraces
Track C - Group Dancers: (Soul Fusion) Freedwoman And Oh, This Freedom's Slave Cries
Mode D - Trio And Group Dancers: Stop! Look! And Sing Songs Of Revolutions!
Mode E - Single Solos And Group Dance: Saint And Sinner John In Merriment On Battle Front
Mode F - Group And Solo Dance: Of Love, Rain, And Passioned Revolt, Then Farewell, My Belove, Till It's Freedom Day